Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton, 26 December 2017

Score5-2 to Tottenham Hotspur
RefereeGraham Scott
CompetitionPremier League
VenueWembley Stadium
Attendance55,412

View Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton head to head

Kick-off: 12.30pm Tottenham Hotspur had taken 28 of a possible 33 points in meetings with Southampton since they returned to the Premier League in 2012.

5 Tottenham Hotspur

2 Southampton

Goals:

Harry Kane 22 G
Harry Kane 39 G
Dele Alli 49 G
SON Heung-min 51 G
Harry Kane 67 G

Goals:

Sofiane Boufal 64 G
Dušan Tadić 82 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris
Defender Jan Vertonghen
Defender/Midfielder Serge Aurier
Defender/Midfielder Eric Dier
Defender/Midfielder Danny Rose
Defender/Midfielder Davinson Sánchez
Midfielder Dele Alli
Midfielder Moussa Dembélé
Midfielder Christian Eriksen
Midfielder/Forward SON Heung-min
Forward Harry Kane

Starting lineup:

Fraser Forster Goalkeeper
Wesley Hoedt Defender
Jack Stephens Defender
Matt Targett Defender
Maya Yoshida Defender
Mario Lemina Defender/Midfielder
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg Midfielder
Sofiane Boufal Midfielder/Forward
Nathan Redmond Midfielder/Forward
Oriol Romeu Midfielder/Forward
Shane Long Forward

Substitutions:

Moussa Sissoko for Moussa Dembélé 54
Érik Lamela for SON Heung-min 76
Harry Winks for Dele Alli 84

Substitutions:

Manolo Gabbiadini for Mario Lemina 63
Dušan Tadić for Nathan Redmond 63
Sam McQueen for Matt Targett 77

Cards:

Cards:

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg 21 Y
Shane Long 58 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Michel Vorm
Defender/Midfielder Ben Davies
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Trippier
Midfielder Érik Lamela
Midfielder Moussa Sissoko
Midfielder Harry Winks
Forward Fernando Llorente

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy
Defender/Midfielder Sam McQueen
Defender/Midfielder Jérémy Pied
Midfielder Steven Davis
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder/Forward Dušan Tadić
Forward Manolo Gabbiadini

Comments:

League position: 5th Harry Kane became the first player to score 39 goals in the Premier League in a calendar year. The previous record was held by Alan Shearer (36 goals in 1995). Tottenham Hotspur had now scored 92 goals in the Premier League in 2017; the third most by a team in a calendar year in the competition after Manchester City (101 so far in 2017) and Manchester United (95 in 2000). Harry Kane had now scored 56 goals in 52 appearances in all competitions for Spurs and England in 2017 to become Europe's top scorer over the last 12 months in the five major countries.

Comments:

League position: 14th Southampton had now won one and lost six of their last 11 games in the Premier League. The Saints' last five visits to Wembley Stadium had now produced 27 goals. They scored more than one goal for only the second time in their last 18 games in the Premier League.

5 Tottenham Hotspur

Goals:

Harry Kane 22 G
Harry Kane 39 G
Dele Alli 49 G
SON Heung-min 51 G
Harry Kane 67 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris
Defender Jan Vertonghen
Defender/Midfielder Serge Aurier
Defender/Midfielder Eric Dier
Defender/Midfielder Danny Rose
Defender/Midfielder Davinson Sánchez
Midfielder Dele Alli
Midfielder Moussa Dembélé
Midfielder Christian Eriksen
Midfielder/Forward SON Heung-min
Forward Harry Kane

Substitutions:

Moussa Sissoko for Moussa Dembélé 54
Érik Lamela for SON Heung-min 76
Harry Winks for Dele Alli 84

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Michel Vorm
Defender/Midfielder Ben Davies
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Trippier
Midfielder Érik Lamela
Midfielder Moussa Sissoko
Midfielder Harry Winks
Forward Fernando Llorente

Comments:

League position: 5th Harry Kane became the first player to score 39 goals in the Premier League in a calendar year. The previous record was held by Alan Shearer (36 goals in 1995). Tottenham Hotspur had now scored 92 goals in the Premier League in 2017; the third most by a team in a calendar year in the competition after Manchester City (101 so far in 2017) and Manchester United (95 in 2000). Harry Kane had now scored 56 goals in 52 appearances in all competitions for Spurs and England in 2017 to become Europe's top scorer over the last 12 months in the five major countries.

2 Southampton

Goals:

Sofiane Boufal 64 G
Dušan Tadić 82 G

Starting lineup:

Fraser Forster Goalkeeper
Wesley Hoedt Defender
Jack Stephens Defender
Matt Targett Defender
Maya Yoshida Defender
Mario Lemina Defender/Midfielder
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg Midfielder
Sofiane Boufal Midfielder/Forward
Nathan Redmond Midfielder/Forward
Oriol Romeu Midfielder/Forward
Shane Long Forward

Substitutions:

Manolo Gabbiadini for Mario Lemina 63
Dušan Tadić for Nathan Redmond 63
Sam McQueen for Matt Targett 77

Cards:

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg 21 Y
Shane Long 58 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy
Defender/Midfielder Sam McQueen
Defender/Midfielder Jérémy Pied
Midfielder Steven Davis
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder/Forward Dušan Tadić
Forward Manolo Gabbiadini

Comments:

League position: 14th Southampton had now won one and lost six of their last 11 games in the Premier League. The Saints' last five visits to Wembley Stadium had now produced 27 goals. They scored more than one goal for only the second time in their last 18 games in the Premier League.